Critically Appraised Topic (CAT) Project

Title:

Declarative statement addressing the clinical question

Clinical Question:

Critically Appraised Topic (CAT)*

Student/Resident/Reviewer: Jon Smith

Status: New

I.	Title: Declarative statement addressing the clinical question.
II.	Reviewer:
III.	Date of appraisal:
IV.	Clinical Question:
V.	The study: Concisely describes the type of article, size and type of population studied, the methods utilized, etc.
VI.	Clinical bottom lines: Bozed information- the "bottom line" of the key clinical evidence
VII.	The evidence: A table summarizing the evidence (RRR, ARR, NNT, OR...)
VIII.	Comments: Include any pertinent issues in the critical appraisal of the evidence- the costs/side effects of therapy, information on the implementation of evidence...
IX.	Citations:
* Sackett DL, Richardson WS, Rosenberg W, Haynes RB. Evidence-based Medicine: How to practice and teach EBM, New York: Churchill Livingstone, 1997. * http://cebm.jr2.ox.ac.uk

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Evaluation Criteria

Level of Competence

Below Standards

Meets Standards

Exceeds Standards

Criterion

1. Clinical Question

Vague and difficult to obtain a clinical answer in the literature

Focused and answerable

2. Study Design Description

Does not convey understanding of key concepts

Conveys understanding of key concepts (e.g. type of study, benefits and disadvantages to type of study, methods employed)

Conveys understanding of design subtleties (e.g. sources of bias and confounding)

3. Bottom Line

Misses or misinterprets the main outcome

Grasps and communicates the main outcome

Grasps and communicates the main and secondary outcomes

4. Presentation of Evidence

Incomplete

Main evidence presented

Detailed and accurate

5. Comments

Lacking or of little relevance

Key points from study underscored

Key points underscored and new conclusions provided

Criteria for Overall Assessment:

Below Standards: Learner receives a below standards for any of the criteria. If only one area is below standards, learner may remediate by reproducing that criteria in a manner that meets standards. If more than one area is below standards, the entire exercise must be repeated.

Meets Standards: Learner must meet standards for all five criteria.

Exceeds Standards: Learner must exceed standards for study design description, bottom line, and presentation of evidence; meets standards for clinical question and comments allowable.

Overall Assessment:

Comments:

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